Quotes by Janeane Garofalo

"Iraq is a manufactured conflict for the sake of geopolitical dominance in the area."

"Let's put it this way: I don't have a good work ethic. I have a real casual relationship with hours. I don't understand why, in entertainment, the hours are as long as they are. It seems like everything takes forever, and no one can tell you why, exactly."

"A lot of the hate mail I get is clearly misogynist. I am a proud liberal, feminist woman, and the hate mail I get about those three things is not about me."

"If you aren't overly effusive or really nicey-nice with the press, you get a reputation for being outspoken or difficult."

"I don't really have funny things to say about politics. I wish I did, but I don't."

"For my stand-up, I always have my notebook with me and if something strikes me, I'll write it down."

"I'm a sucker for any guy with an accent with any kind."

"I love a nice cooking show. It's as aesthetically pleasing as any other thing that tempts the senses, I suppose."

"The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth."

"Is being an idiot like being high all the time?"

"You know, there's nothing more interesting than seeing a bunch of racists become confused and angry at a speech they're not quite certain what he's saying."

"I'm not specifically attached to anything other than trying to, in my personal life, fight against where I see right wing thinking. Whether it be around my dinner table or on the street or somebody reading the New York Post."

"I remember the old Times Square from when I was younger, and there was a seedy thrill to it. Some of that is gone, which I have a little bit of nostalgia for."

"The world would be better off with multiple superpowers. When Communist USSR was a superpower, the world was better off."

"Men are allowed to age. Men are allowed to gain weight. Men are allowed to be quirky looking."

"When I see the American flag, I go, 'Oh my God, you're insulting me.'"

"To combat social awkwardness, I would just act like I couldn't be bothered - that kind of aloof persona or aloof demeanor. It's so off-putting."

"I would have to say loneliness is next to uncleanliness."

"I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half-empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth."

"German accents and Hassidic accents aren't that romantic. They're more harsh. Although Hebrew, when spoken by certain people, sounds beautiful. There's this beautiful woman I know who speaks Hebrew, and when she speaks, it's so attractive. Maybe it's who's speaking it."